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1968 New York Giants
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Record: 7-7-0, Finished 2nd in NFL Capital Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 294 points (21.0/g), 7th of 16 in the NFL.
Allowed 325 points (23.2/g), 10th.
Differential of -31 points (-2.2/g), 9th.
Expected W-L: 6.2-7.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +10 (0.7/g), 3rd.
Coached by Allie Sherman (7-7-0)
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1968 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Fran Tarkenton* | 28 | 7 | 14 | 182 for 337, 2,555 yards, 21 td, 12 int, & 57 rushes for 301 yards and 3 td | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 29th pick / 1961 |
| HB | Ernie Koy | 26 | 3 | 0 | 89 rushes for 394 yards, 3 td, & 12 catches for 59 yards and 1 td | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 18th pick / 1965 |
| FB | Bobby Duhon | 22 | Rook | 0 | 101 rushes for 362 yards, 3 td, & 37 catches for 373 yards and 1 td | New York Giants / 3rd / 70th pick / 1968 |
| FL | Joe Morrison | 31 | 9 | 0 | 37 catches for 425 yards, 6 td, & 9 rushes for 28 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 3rd / 34th pick / 1959 |
| SE | Homer Jones* | 27 | 4 | 0 | 45 catches for 1,057 yards, 7 td, & 3 rushes for 18 yards and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 5th / 33rd pick / 1963 |
| TE | Aaron Thomas | 31 | 7 | 0 | 29 catches for 449 yards, 4 td, & 2 rushes for 14 yards and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 47th pick / 1961 |
| LT | Willie Young | 25 | 2 | 0 | ||
| LG | Pete Case | 28 | 6 | 0 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 23rd pick / 1962 |
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| C | Greg Larson* | 29 | 7 | 0 | New York Giants / 6th / 81st pick / 1961 |
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| RG | Darrell Dess | 33 | 10 | 0 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 126th pick / 1958 |
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| RT | Steve Wright | 26 | 4 | 0 | New York Jets / 8th / 59th pick / 1964 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Jim Katcavage | 34 | 12 | 0 | New York Giants / 4th / 45th pick / 1956 |
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| LDT | Roger Anderson | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 7th / 51st pick / 1964 |
| RDT | Bob Lurtsema | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RDE | Bruce Anderson | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 82nd pick / 1966 |
| LLB | Tommy Crutcher | 27 | 4 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 41st pick / 1964 |
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| MLB | Henry Davis | 26 | Rook | 0 | New York Giants / 11th / 288th pick / 1968 |
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| RLB | Ken Avery | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 12th / 179th pick / 1966 |
| LCB | Scott Eaton | 24 | 1 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 8th / 187th pick / 1967 |
| RCB | Willie Williams | 26 | 3 | 0 | 10 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 8th / 99th pick / 1965 |
| LS | Bruce Maher | 31 | 8 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 15th / 173rd pick / 1959 |
| RS | Spider Lockhart* | 25 | 3 | 0 | 8 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 13th / 169th pick / 1965 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Pete Gogolak | 26 | 4 | 0 | 14 of 24 field goals & 36 of 36 extra points | Buffalo Bills / 12th / 92nd pick / 1964 |
| P | Ernie Koy | 26 | 3 | 0 | 44 punts for a 37.5 average, 0 blocked | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 18th pick / 1965 |
| PR | Spider Lockhart* | 25 | 3 | 0 | 13 punt returns for a 5.3 average and 0 td | New York Giants / 13th / 169th pick / 1965 |
| KR | Ronnie Blye | 25 | Rook | 0 | 35 kick returns for a 21.0 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Bruce Anderson | 24 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Willamette | 1/18/1944 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 82nd pick / 1966 |
| Roger Anderson | 26 | DT-T | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Virginia Union | 11/11/1942 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 7th / 51st pick / 1964 |
| Ken Avery | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 227 | 6-0 | Southern Miss | 5/23/1944 | 1 | New York Giants / 12th / 179th pick / 1966 |
| Ronnie Blye | 25 | RB | 13 | 0 | 202 | 6-1 | Florida A&M,Notre Dame | 12/29/1943 | Rook | |
| McKinley Boston | 23 | DE-LB | 13 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 11/5/1945 | Rook | New York Giants / 15th / 396th pick / 1968 |
| Barry Brown | 25 | TE-LB | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Florida | 4/17/1943 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 19th / 266th pick / 1965 |
| Rich Buzin | 22 | T | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Penn State | 1/25/1946 | Rook | New York Giants / 2nd / 41st pick / 1968 |
| Pete Case | 28 | G | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Georgia | 12/27/1940 | 6 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 23rd pick / 1962 |
| Mike Ciccolella | 25 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-0 | Dayton | 10/19/1943 | 2 | New York Giants / 18th / 239th pick / 1965 |
| Vince Costello | 36 | LB | 2 | 0 | 230 | 6-0 | Ohio | 8/4/1932 | 11 | |
| Bobby Crespino | 30 | SE-TE | 11 | 0 | 225 | 6-5 | Mississippi | 1/11/1938 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 10th pick / 1961 |
| Tommy Crutcher | 27 | LB | 14 | 0 | 229 | 6-3 | TCU | 8/10/1941 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 41st pick / 1964 |
| Henry Davis | 26 | LB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Grambling State | 11/8/1942 | Rook | New York Giants / 11th / 288th pick / 1968 |
| Darrell Dess | 33 | G-T | 13 | 0 | 243 | 6-0 | North Carolina State | 7/11/1935 | 10 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 126th pick / 1958 |
| Bobby Duhon | 22 | RB | 13 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Tulane | 9/24/1946 | Rook | New York Giants / 3rd / 70th pick / 1968 |
| Scott Eaton | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-3 | Oregon State | 8/20/1944 | 1 | New York Giants / 8th / 187th pick / 1967 |
| Tucker Frederickson | 25 | RB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Auburn | 1/12/1943 | 3 | New York Giants / 1st / 1st pick / 1965 |
| Pete Gogolak | 26 | K | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Cornell | 4/18/1942 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 12th / 92nd pick / 1964 |
| Andy Gross | 23 | G | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-0 | Auburn | 10/13/1945 | 1 | |
| Charlie Harper | 24 | T-G-DT | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-0 | Oklahoma State | 8/14/1944 | 2 | New York Giants / 8th / 113th pick / 1966 |
| Chuck R. Hinton | 26 | C | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Mississippi | 12/6/1942 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 22nd / 176th pick / 1964 |
| Jim Holifield | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-3 | Jackson State | 1/18/1946 | Rook | New York Giants / 12th / 314th pick / 1968 |
| Homer Jones* | 27 | SE-WR | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Texas Southern | 2/18/1941 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 33rd pick / 1963 |
| Jim Katcavage | 34 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 237 | 6-3 | Dayton | 10/28/1934 | 12 | New York Giants / 4th / 45th pick / 1956 |
| Joe Koontz | 23 | WR | 14 | 0 | 192 | 6-1 | San Francisco State | 8/13/1945 | Rook | New York Giants / 9th / 234th pick / 1968 |
| Ernie Koy | 26 | RB-FL-P | 13 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Texas | 10/22/1942 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 18th pick / 1965 |
| Gary Lane | 26 | QB | 7 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | Missouri | 12/21/1942 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 125th pick / 1965 |
| Greg Larson* | 29 | C-G-T | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 11/15/1939 | 7 | New York Giants / 6th / 81st pick / 1961 |
| Spider Lockhart* | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 175 | 6-2 | North Texas | 4/6/1943 | 3 | New York Giants / 13th / 169th pick / 1965 |
| Bob Lurtsema | 26 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-6 | Michigan Tech,Western Michigan | 3/29/1942 | 1 | |
| Bruce Maher | 31 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Detroit Mercy | 7/25/1937 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 15th / 173rd pick / 1959 |
| Randy Minniear | 25 | RB | 2 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | Purdue | 12/27/1943 | 1 | New York Giants / 20th / 301st pick / 1966 |
| Joe Morrison | 31 | HB-FL-FB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | Cincinnati | 8/21/1937 | 9 | New York Giants / 3rd / 34th pick / 1959 |
| Sam Silas | 28 | DT | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | Southern Illinois | 9/25/1940 | 5 | Boston Patriots / 6th / 46th pick / 1963 |
| Fran Tarkenton* | 28 | QB | 14 | 14 | 190 | 6-0 | Georgia | 2/3/1940 | 7 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 29th pick / 1961 |
| Aaron Thomas | 31 | TE-SE | 12 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Oregon State | 11/7/1937 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 47th pick / 1961 |
| Doug Van Horn | 24 | G-T | 3 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 6/24/1944 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 39th pick / 1966 |
| Freeman White | 25 | TE-LB-DB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-5 | Nebraska | 12/17/1943 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 11th pick / 1966 |
| Willie Williams | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Grambling State | 12/29/1942 | 3 | New York Giants / 8th / 99th pick / 1965 |
| Butch Wilson | 27 | TE | 14 | 0 | 228 | 6-2 | Alabama | 9/18/1941 | 5 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 24th pick / 1963 |
| Gary Wood | 26 | QB | 14 | 0 | 192 | 5-11 | Cornell | 2/5/1942 | 4 | New York Giants / 8th / 109th pick / 1964 |
| Steve Wright | 26 | T | 10 | 0 | 250 | 6-6 | Alabama | 7/17/1942 | 4 | New York Jets / 8th / 59th pick / 1964 |
| Willie Young | 25 | T | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-0 | Grambling State | 6/27/1943 | 2 | |
| Team Total | 26.4 | 14 | 224.4 | 6-2.1 | 3.5 |